Sticking to 1200 net calories a day. No weightloss. Why?

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  • Ruansgirl
    Ruansgirl Posts: 3
    I was worried about the same thing! I lost 3 pounds last week and this week I gained 1. I didn't know what I had done wrong. I do a few hours of exercise a week and a lot of the time I wouldn't eat to compensate for the calories that I have lost. Maybe I should up my calorie intake as well?? :huh:
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    How old are you? I'm 35, 5'5", 150 lbs now, and I've been losing at 1600 calories just walking 5 miles a day in average. I lost 4 lbs in the last month eating 1600-1700 actually... Just to show that you really don't have to eat as low as 1200 to lose weight.
  • alanlmarshall
    alanlmarshall Posts: 587 Member
    What's your exercise routine like? Make sure you are drinking lots of water. Eat at least 1200 per day...anything less might put your body into starvation mode.

    1199 calories will put you in starvation mode. 1200 calories is fine, though, no worries.

    Just kidding, starvation mode is a myth. Your scale is just fluctuating.
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